Click on the title and take a trip to The Wurst Gallery...Spend some time with the befores and afters...and then...make some art. No more excuses. Look at this stuff! What a riot!
Monday, January 31, 2005
Sunday, January 23, 2005
Busking in Boca
We needed a break today. I said, "Beach." Tom said, "Beach." We packed up the instruments and drove to the pavilion at the end of Palmetto.
Played for half an hour or so before the nice ranger lady told us we had to stop. "You're getting money," she said, "the City has rules against that." "That's not our fault," said Tom, "we're not that good." What a scream.
Ha. We left with a bunch of ones and a $20. Whoo hooo!
Played for half an hour or so before the nice ranger lady told us we had to stop. "You're getting money," she said, "the City has rules against that." "That's not our fault," said Tom, "we're not that good." What a scream.
Ha. We left with a bunch of ones and a $20. Whoo hooo!
Friday, January 21, 2005
Final Caring Core ATCs In
Well, now. Aliza. These are pretty amazing ATCs. My husband almost passed out laughing at Camp Cupcake. He says you're brilliant and all that jazz. I had to feed him to make him stop. HA!
So, at any rate, the first official ATC swap of Caring Corers is complete. And I am delighted. Scroll down to see ATCs of Aliza, Liz, and Jeanne. Cool. Nothing like cheese food here, kids!
So, at any rate, the first official ATC swap of Caring Corers is complete. And I am delighted. Scroll down to see ATCs of Aliza, Liz, and Jeanne. Cool. Nothing like cheese food here, kids!
Thursday, January 20, 2005
Pastels
A favorite medium of mine is pastels. Chalk. Love it. A few years ago, I realized that I needed to GET MORE. That day, I took myself on an Artist's Date to Jerry's Artarama, and what ho! They were having a sale! Still, I spent a small fortune. Can't help myself.
I should just commit myself to making my own pastels. I make my oil paints. Just getting lazy in my old age...and there are already some terrific pastels on the market!
So...here are a couple of little drawings. One, inspired by the sight of my tomatoes in the screen room, ripening in the winter sun...and the other, well... A little boy was snatched in Miami yesterday...and found last night...and I've been seeing his face every couple of hours. The last time...I was in the middle of sketching something else...and that face was so dear.
Back to work!
I should just commit myself to making my own pastels. I make my oil paints. Just getting lazy in my old age...and there are already some terrific pastels on the market!
So...here are a couple of little drawings. One, inspired by the sight of my tomatoes in the screen room, ripening in the winter sun...and the other, well... A little boy was snatched in Miami yesterday...and found last night...and I've been seeing his face every couple of hours. The last time...I was in the middle of sketching something else...and that face was so dear.
Back to work!
Wednesday, January 19, 2005
DADA Themed Pieces
This is DADA week in one of my online groups. My nervous system came up with a few things. Using raffia and yarn, chicken wire and a filthy spray booth filter, and a seed pod wrapped in plastic, I tried to give myself over to DADA for a few minutes.
Working the Wool
Alrighty. I admit, it's hard (for me) to work with fiber when it's 95 degrees in the shade, but this cold weather has me hunkered down on the couch surrounded by baskets of wool and UFOs. The Great UnFinished...ahhhhh...I think the time has come to but some of these projects to rest.
The next few pictures are of some of these works in progress. With the exception of the round squares, most of the fiber was dyed and spun by yours truly.
The next few pictures are of some of these works in progress. With the exception of the round squares, most of the fiber was dyed and spun by yours truly.
Monday, January 17, 2005
1st SE Pickin' & Fiddlin' Contest
was a great success! Every winner got a good prize. A fiddle, bows, a mandolin, a couple of banjos, tuners, music stands, tickets to a great Blues club, fiddle lessons from a famous fiddler, t-shirts, hats, strings...all useful, valuable stuff. Our judges were all highly regarded musicians and promoters...and one "real live celebrity"...Bob Carlin.
Our "staff photographer" has yet to edit the 500 some pictures she shot at the stage. I'll be posting the best of the best as soon as she gets them to me.
Our "staff photographer" has yet to edit the 500 some pictures she shot at the stage. I'll be posting the best of the best as soon as she gets them to me.
Saturday, January 15, 2005
This Weekend
So...here we are, facing down the weather...eye to eye with the rain gods. I'm supposed to be emceeing the Pickin' and Fiddlin' contest at this SoFla Folk Festival all weekend. Sure, I'll be playing a string-band demonstration here and there and we play the last dance of the festival, but mostly, I'm at the contest stage.
Promises to be exciting either way...at the festival...great musicians...great judges, and the dancers! I love to play for dancers...what a blast. And if we're rained out...heck, the musicians come back to the house and we jam here! Last night, we played a dance after a houseconcert by Bob Carlin...and tonight, he was here, and both guest rooms are full of musicians, so we had a heck of a jam!
Our fingers are crossed...all these cool prizes to give away! The contest must go on!
Promises to be exciting either way...at the festival...great musicians...great judges, and the dancers! I love to play for dancers...what a blast. And if we're rained out...heck, the musicians come back to the house and we jam here! Last night, we played a dance after a houseconcert by Bob Carlin...and tonight, he was here, and both guest rooms are full of musicians, so we had a heck of a jam!
Our fingers are crossed...all these cool prizes to give away! The contest must go on!
Wednesday, January 12, 2005
Cracker Architecture
Crazy for Cracker. Mmmm. The Dogtrot is a very cool design. Literally. Porches front and back. Central breezeway between equal sizes "pens"...kitchen in a separate box behind the house. Okay. I want one.
Tuesday, January 11, 2005
Cracker and a Devil Box Player
So, she says I look like - just that. And one headed for high country. She may be right. Yessm. Yessuh. See http://www.flyingturtles.itroubador.com for proof.
The thing is...where in the hail is the high country in Florida?
Ahhhhhhh.
The thing is...where in the hail is the high country in Florida?
Ahhhhhhh.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)